20 January 2015

Mayfly time

It's that time of year again, when mayfly adults start appearing on the walls and windows. This is a male sub-imago (the adult stage before the final moult into the full adult form); it's probably Deleatidium autumnale. This is a hand-held photograph at ISO 1600 with natural light (no flash); the insect was facing upwards on the excessively grubby kitchen window. (I've rotated the photograph.)



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5 comments:

  1. Relatively Retiring21 January 2015 at 04:50

    What a marvellous portrait, and how I long to see mayflies again....but they would have to break through the ice.

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  2. AJB21 January 2015 at 11:43

    I've seen (literally) 100s of these over the last few days, mostly on the walls of the buildings at work.

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  3. pohanginapete21 January 2015 at 17:30

    Thank you, RR. That ice sure is tough on them mayflies. It's tough on the uninsulated like me, too ;-)

    Andrew, I guess they're pretty thick on the walls at Massey then, also. I've been away for a few days, but last time I was there I saw a few starting to appear. I suppose their abundance suggests Turitea Stream's in reasonable shape.

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  4. Zhoen23 January 2015 at 16:20

    So looks like a studio photo, with make-up people just outside the shot.

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  5. pohanginapete23 January 2015 at 19:41

    Seems the secret of my mayfly photographs is out. ;-)

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